A Prayer for Mankind~
O Eternal Father,
I lift my heart to thee
And I pray for the people of all nations,
Irrespective of race, colour or creed.
I realize they are all thy children, Father,
And I therefore link them up together in my heart
And my prayers as such.
I pray for the disquited souls of man,
I pray for those who are sorrowful and lonely;
For the unloved;
For those who feel themselves unwanted;
For those broken by life;
I pray, O Father, for ALL humanity.
I pray for those in prisons,
Those in asylums;
Those who are bedridden at home or in a hospital;
Those who are hungry;
Those who have a terminal illness;
I pray for all of the caregivers who tend the sick,
And I pray for all of the families of these people
Asking that they be given the strength,
Endurance,
Resourcefulness
And upliftment to continue their quest.
I ask thy care of those on battlefields of the world
Who at the call of duty are now away from loved ones,
On land, on sea and in the air.
I pray for those mourning a loss of dear ones
Or for those who are preparing for their death,
Or have passed on from the physical life.
Be with them, O Father,
And bring them the knowledge
That there is no death -
That life goes on forever.
And, I would ask that I myself may be a means
To give forth thy love to one another.
I pray that Thy blessing and Thy joy
may rest upon the world, until the day
when time ceases to be.
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.